Delhi Dynamos FC played host to Chennaiyin FC in another first Hero Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi today.

Delhi Dynamos caught everyone with surprise as the hosts took the lead less than a minute into the game. Alessandro Del Piero played a short corner and the ball was then forwarded to Wim Raymaekers who fired a well-placed shot past Chennaiyin FC goalkeeper Gennaro Bracigliano.

The home side doubled their lead in the 21st minute when former Indian international Steven Benedic Dias delivered a perfect cross from the right side and Danish striker Mads Junker headed home with a great flying header.

Chennaiyin FC had a disappointing game in the first half and Delhi Dynamos went into the half-time break with a 2-0 lead.

The second half was a more even balanced affair as Delhi did just enough to keep their lead, while Chennaiyin FC looked not too good in their attempts to challenge the Delhi Dynamos goal.

But Chennaiyin managed to pull one back when former Brazilian international Elano hit the target with a brilliant free kick.

Delhi Dynamos sealed their win when Harmanjot Singh Khabra brought down Shylo Malswamtulunga in the box. The referee had no other option than to award the home side a penalty and Spaniard Bruno Herrero Arias converted the spot kick.

Substitute Gustavo Dos Santos put the icing on the cake with a wonderful solo run from the middle of the pitch which he finished off with a cooly finish into the back of the net.

Delhi claimed three vital points with a 4-1 win against Chennaiyin at home.

2014 Hero Indian Super League
at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

DELHI DYNAMOS FC 4-1 CHENNAIYIN FC

GOALS
1-0 Wim Raymaekers (1′)
2-0 Mads Junker (21′)
2-1 Elano (68′)
3-1 Bruno Herrero Arias (79′)
4-1 Gustavo Dos Santos (90’+3′)

LINE-UPS

Delhi Dynamos FC
1 Kristof Van Hout – 4 Wim Raymaekers, 5 Anwar Ali, 22 Naoba Singh, 26 Shouvik Ghosh –  28 Shylo Malswamtulunga (89′ 16 Gustavo Dos Santos), 15 Bruno Herrero Arias (87′ 20 Souvik Chakraborty), 6 Hans Mulder, 23 Steven Benedic Dias – 9 Mads Junker, 10 Alessandro Del Piero [C] (75′ 7 Morten Skoubo)

Unused Subs
24 Marek Cech – 3 Stijn Houben, 8 Adil Ahmed Khan, 11 Francis Fernandes, 14 Dinis, 17 Manandeep Singh, 19 Robert Lalthlamuana

Chennaiyin FC
1 Gennaro Bracigliano – 25 Dhanachandra Singh, 5 Bernard Mendy, 27 Mikaël Silvestre, 19 Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh – 7 Elano, 18 Harmanjot Singh Khabra , 10 Bojan Djordjic [C] (46′ 14 John Stiven Mendoza Valencia), 13 Denson Devadas – 17 Balwant Singh (46′ 16 Jayesh Rane), 20 Bruno Pelissari (88′ 8 Cristian Hidalgo)

Unused Subs
22 Shilton Paul – 2 Jairo Suárez, 3 Sukhwinder Singh, 4 Khelemba Singh, 12 Jeje Lalpekhlua, 23 Marco Materazzi

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee
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Assistant Referees
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Fourth Official
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BOOKINGS

Yellow Cards
41′ Kristof Van Hout (Delhi Dynamos FC)
43′ Dhanachandra Singh (Chennaiyin FC)
68′ Hans Mulder (Delhi Dynamos FC)
77′ Harmanjot Singh Khabra (Chennaiyin FC)
90’+4′ Gustavo Dos Santos (Delhi Dynamos FC)

Yellow-Red Cards
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Red Cards
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MAN OF THE MATCH

Wim Raymaekers (Delhi Dynamos FC)